Haystacker



M. MOES HAYSTACKER April 29.. 1924:'

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Fatented Apr. 29, i224.

U 5i i E E S T T S MIKE ll/IOES, 0F LITTLETON, COLORADO.

HA'YSTACKER.

Application filed March 27, 1922. Serial No. 547,160.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that l, MIKE Mons, a citizen of the United States, residingat Littleton, in the county of Arapahoe and State of Colorado, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Haystackers, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to hay stackers and its principal object is toprovide a simple transportable structure which carries an elevator and asimple operating mechanism by which loads of hay are raised to differentelevations and dumped one upon another to be formed into a stack of theusual proportions.

Another object of the invention is to pro-- vide means for holding thestructure against displacement during the operation of the elevator, andfurther objects reside in the construction and' arrangement of parts setforth in the Jfollowing detailed description made with reference to theaccompanying drawings in which my invention is illustrated in itspreferred form.

In the drawings in the several views of which like parts are similarlydesignated- Figure 1 represents a side elevation oi my improved haystacker;

Figure 2, an enlarged horizontal section taken on the line 2-2, Figure1;

Figure 3, a sectional front elevation of the stacker looking in thedirection of the arrow A in Figure 1; y

Figure li, a detailed sectional elevation of the elevator of thestacker, drawn to a reduced scale;

Figure 5, an enlarged detail view of one of the caster Wheels of thestructure; and

Figure 6, a view of the sectional rail on which the structure issupported.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, my improved hay stackerconsists of a transportable structure composed of a substantiallyhorizontal base frame 2 and a superimposed upright gallows frame 3.

The base frame is composed of two sills 4 connected at one end byparallel cross-beams 5 and 5a and supported upon four wheels 6 and 7,two oi which at the front of the structure, are of caster type tofacilitate the movement of the apparatus in di'erent directions. f i

In order to permit of the structure passing' through comparativelynarrow gate or doorways theV sills are made in normally alined sectionswhich are hinged together as at 8'. l v

The sections are locked in their extended position by bolts 9 passingthrough alined knuckles at their adjoining ends and after the bolts havebeen withdrawn, the end sections of the sills may be moved inwardly withrelation to their connected body sections, as indicated in broken linesin Figure 2.

The upright frame consists of two parallel uprights 10 erected on thesills and rigidly supported by braces 12v.

The uprights are connected at their upper ends by a cross beam 13 andthey are preferably made in two sectionsl hinged together, to allow oflowering the upper portion of the frame for the purpose of passing thestructure through doorways of barns and other buildings.

The sections of the uprights are locked in their normal position bybolts 14 shot into alined knuckles at theiradjoining ends.

The uprights are longitudinally grooved at their inner sides for thereciprocating movement of slide-blocks 15 of the elevator 4which in theoperation of the apparatus,

raises the hay to the desired height.

The eievato 1 consists of a rack 16 which is made of two series ofinter-connected spaced bars, rigidly fastened together at an angle toeach other, and which is pivotally mounted for movement between theAguide-blocks about a'shaiit 17 parallel and adjacent to the line atwhich its series of bars adjoin. y

They elevator is operated through the in` strumentality of a doubletackle preferably composed of two pulley systemsof the whip and runnertype. Each system consists of a shoe block 18 movably connected with theelevatorby means of a suspension rope 19, a simple pulley 2O on thecross-beam oit' the upright frame, two guide-sheaves 21 and 22 which aremounted on the base frame, and a rope 23 which is fastened at one end tothe cross-beam, and which passes successively around the upper pulley ofthe respective block, the whip-pulley on the crossbeam and theguide-sheaves on the corresponding side of the structure.

The free end-portions of the two ropes of the tackle are joined togetheras at 24: and fastened to a swingle tree or double tree if the elevatoris raised by draft animals, or to a winding drum in case it is operatedby a motor driven hoist.

The means for dumping the load of the elevator when it has reached apredetermined height on the upright frame, consists of a flexibleconnection which connects its normally upright section with one. of thecross-pieces of the base frame, and a pair of coiled springs 25 attachedbetween the pivoted rack and the vslide blocks.

' The flexible connection above referred to, consists in its preferredform of a rope 26 provided with a plurality of links 27 which byengagement with a hook y28 on the base frame, permit of its beingattached at differing distances from the end which is fastened to therack, and lthereby determines the heights on the upright frame, at whichthe elevator is compelled to dump its load.

In the operation of the stacker, the structure is supported upon a rail29rby means of flanged wheels 30 mounted at opposite ends of thebase-frame.

The rail which is loose on the ground, may be made in sections, as shownin Figure 6, which are locked in their alined positions by bolts 3l.

The rail has at convenient distances apart, pairs of laterallyprojecting pins or lugs 32, and'thebase-frame of the stacker has twohook-shaped arms `33 which by engagement with theV lugs secure thestructure against lateral displacement during ,the hoisting operation.

Having thus described the construction of my improved hay stacker, itsoperation will be readily understood.

The structure with its upright frame in Y collapsed condition, isreadily moved to the place at which astack is to be erected. After itsgrooved wheels have been placed upon the rail, the hooks 33 arebroughtin engagement with a pair of the retaining vpins thereof, and the uppersection of the upright frame is raised to alinement with the bodyportion of the same in any suitable manner and secured in its adjustedposition by means of the lock bolts 14.

In this connection, I wish it understood that if so desired, the uppersection of the frame may be equipped with a tackle or other similarmeans to facilitate its erection, which, however, is not an essentialpart of the present invention, and as such, has lnot been shown in thedrawings.

The outer sections of the sills which during transportation of thestructure, are moved inwardly to permit of its passing through narrowgate or doorways, are extended for the operation of the apparatus, I

After the load has been dumped, thev coiled springs which had beenexpanded during the pivotal movement of the rack, return itautomatically to its original position. f

The structure is readily adjusted to dif-V ferent positions withrelation to the stack by moving it along the rail and fastening itshooks to the several sets of anchorV pms.

Vhat` I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A' hay stacker comprising a transportable frame, an elevatorguidedthereon and including a -pivoted angular hayrack composed of aload-supporting member and a load-delivering member, a tackle for theoperation of the elevator composed of suspension ropes terminallyyconnected between the members of the rack, blocks engaging said ropes,pulleys at the topV of the frame, guide sheaves at the foot of the same,and ropes fastened at the top of the frame and trained over saidsheaves, pulleys and blocks in a double whip and runner system, andmeans to automatically compel the rack to move about its pivot at apredeter mined elevation whereby to transfer its Vload from thesupporting member to the delivering member.

2. In a hay stacker the combination with an upright frame, ahay-elevator thereon, anda tackle for the operationl of theV elevator,of a track supporting the frame, and means for anchoring the frame onthe track against displacementv by the operation'of Y the elevatorthrough the medium of the Y tackle.

4. In a hay stacker, the combination with a transportable structureincluding a base, en upright frame thereon and a hay elevator on theframe, of counterbalancing eX- tensions movable on the frame to aWidthvator on the frame, of counterbalancing 10 extensions hinged onkthe frame for movement to a Width reducing position, and means forfastening the extensions in their normal operative position.

In testimony whereof I have axed my 15 signature.

MIKE ,MOESL

